UPDATED: Bluffton student hit by car while waiting at bus stop

A seventh grade student at Bluffton Middle School has a knee injury after she was hit by a car while waiting at the bus stop Thursday morning at about 6:25 a.m.

Dereck Rhoads, principal at Bluffton Middle School, said he heard from the girl's mother who told him she had a knee injury, but was otherwise fine.

Rhoads said he was told the girl was looking for the bus and possibly stepped into the road on May River Road. The girl was transported by helicopter to Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah.

According to Cpl. Bob Veras, spokesman for the S.C. Highway Patrol, Bluffton resident Tammy Lane, 47, was driving eastbound on May River Road when she collided with a pedestrian. Lane was driving a 2009 Toyota and was wearing a seatbelt.

The 12-year-old girl was wearing dark colored clothing and it was still dark outside, Veras said.

"The students receive information about the bus stops and how to wait for buses," Rhoads said. He said the school will send out a reminder to students about safety.

"This is an accident," he said. "We're never happy to have this happen."

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